'Une Estonienne à Paris' of Estonian director wins Locarno Prize

Estonian Director Ilmar
Raag's "Une Estonienne à Paris" has won the Ecumenical Prize at
the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

The movie, praised by the jury for its elegance and
acting, had its world premiere in Locarno on August 4. It will reach Estonian
theaters on October 12.

The Locarno prize includes 16,654 euros to help market
the film.

With a budget of 2.7 million euros, "Une Estonienne
à Paris" was chosen as the first Estonian project for the Cannes Film
Festival's L'Atelier program.

Lead roles are played by Estonian Laine Mägi and French actress Jeanne Moreau. Also featured are Patrick Pineau, Ita Ever and Ago Anderson. The film is a joint
project by a Estonian-French-Belgium team of producers.

Set in small Estonian towns and in Paris, the film tells
the story of a woman who leaves Estonia for France to care for an elderly
Estonian woman who emigrated there long ago.

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